Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2008, 5:12 PM EDT for Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, New York. It was in force for 44 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2008, 5:12 PM EDT (21:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2008, 5:56 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 5:24 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Mechanicville, NY | COVERED THE GROUND. |
| Jun 22, 5:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Reynolds, NY | WIRES DOWN AT HEMSTREET PARK. |
| Jun 22, 5:31 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Schaghticoke, NY | TREES DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 29 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 331 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 823 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS51 KALY 222113 TORALY NYC083-091-222215- /O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0003.080622T2112Z-080622T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 512 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... RENSSELAER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... SARATOGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... * UNTIL 615 PM EDT * AT 508 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR MECHANICVILLE...OR NEAR CLIFTON PARK...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MECHANICVILLE BY 520 PM EDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TWO INCH SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE... DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT. LAT...LON 4294 7346 4283 7349 4280 7378 4293 7380 TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 252DEG 16KT 4285 7371 $$ BGM
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS51 KALY 222122 SVSALY SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 522 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 NYC083-091-222215- /O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080622T2215Z/ RENSSELAER NY-SARATOGA NY- 522 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN SARATOGA AND NORTH CENTRAL RENSSELAER COUNTIES... AT 518 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR REYNOLDS...OR NEAR MECHANICVILLE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SCHAGHTICOKE...SCHAGHTICOKE HILL...EAST SCHAGHTICOKE AND LINCOLNVILLE BY 530 PM EDT... VALLEY FALLS...SCHAGHTICOKE AND TOMHANNOCK BY 535 PM EDT... MILLERTOWN AND FACTORY HOLLOW BY 540 PM EDT... JOHNSONVILLE BY 545 PM EDT... IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT. LAT...LON 4294 7346 4283 7349 4280 7378 4293 7380 TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 245DEG 18KT 4287 7365 $$ FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY BGM
000
WWUS51 KALY 222135 RRA
SVSALY
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
535 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008
NYC083-091-222215-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080622T2215Z/
RENSSELAER NY-SARATOGA NY-
535 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SARATOGA AND NORTH CENTRAL RENSSELAER COUNTIES...
AT 531 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VALLEY FALLS...OR
6 MILES EAST OF MECHANICVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 4283 7349 4282 7359 4282 7360 4281 7364
4282 7364 4281 7366 4293 7365 4294 7346
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 244DEG 24KT 4292 7353
$$
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
BGM000
WWUS51 KALY 222156
SVSALY
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
556 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008
NYC083-091-222206-
/O.CAN.KALY.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080622T2215Z/
RENSSELAER NY-SARATOGA NY-
556 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SARATOGA AND NORTH CENTRAL
RENSSELAER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 4283 7349 4282 7359 4282 7360 4281 7364
4282 7364 4281 7366 4293 7365 4294 7346
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 244DEG 24KT 4298 7336
$$
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
BGMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 10:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Ulster | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 11:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady | 55 min |
| Jun 22, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 67 min |
| Jun 22, 4:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady | 47 min |
| Jun 22, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga | 41 min |
| Jun 22, 5:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Saratoga, Schenectady | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 29 min |
| Jun 22, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 28 min |
| Jun 22, 5:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 41 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.